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Films, Videos

Kantan karunai
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Film revolves around Lord Murugan, his birth, marriage and his acceptance of the post of the head of the army of heaven. In Hinduism, there are six abodes of Lord Murugan, known as the "Arupadaiveedu". The story behind each of the abodes are portrayed chronologically in the film. The film covers the major incidents which define Lord Murugan and his place in the Hindu ...

Date:2010

Film, Video

Arankerram
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Film is the story of a young woman who is forced to become a prostitute to support her conservative, but extremely poor Brahmin family. It carried hard hitting messages and very bold scenes and was controversial at the time of its release, but became a commercial hit. The film was featured as part of the Tamil Nadu government's information campaign promoting family planning.

Pattinattar
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Film captures the life of Paṭṭin̲attār, active 10th century, one of the medieval prominent saivite poet cum saints in Tamil Nadu; film produced in 1962. Pattinathar worshiped Shiva at the Srikalahasti temple, which has inspired great poetic and musical works. He urged repeatedly not to be attached to the body and its pleasures, for the body which perishes and becomes food for animals and ...

Date:200?

Film, Video

Tekam /
Degham | Body
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A film on the transgender experience with Revathi, Narthaki Nataraj, Priya Babu, Asha Bharathi, and Kalki talking about the complexities of the body. Summary taken from insert.

Date:2008

Film, Video

Kutty Japanin kuzhandaigal /
Children of mini Japan : a portrait of working children in Sivakasi
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On the plight of children working in match box and fireworks industry in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu.

Date:1991

Film, Video

Mathamma /
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Documentary capturing a peculiar but heart waning practice of devoting the girl children to the deity of Arundhati community in Mangattucheri village near Arakkonam, Chennai. This is a more a video participatory movement than a film, initiating a debate across the state and eventually a government intervention.

Aṇṇa 100, oru varalār̲r̲up pārvai /
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Nītikkaṭci, Cuyamariyạtai Iyakkam mar̲r̲um Tirāviṭa Iyakkam val̲iyāka ar̲iñar Aṇṇāvin̲ araciyal, man̲itāpimān̲a cintan̲aikaḷai ar̲iya mur̲paṭukir̲atu ippaṭam. Documentary of C.N. Annadurai, former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu and founder of DMK, political party in Tamil Nadu. Traces the history of Justice party, Self-respect, and Dravidian movements on which Annadurai laid his platform to be a politician.

Date:2009

Film, Video

Demonstrasi Hindraf /
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Documentary on the demonstration by Hindraf (Hindu Rights Action Force) on November 25, 2007, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, over the marginalization of Malaysian Indian community.

Date:2007

Film, Video

Taṭai = Barrier /
Barrier
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As the Sri Lankan government puts barricades at most of the places, the medicines to the hospital in Tamil populated areas fail to reach the hospital. As a result, Sinnarasu's son dies at the hospital due to lack of medicines in the hospital.

Mullaitivu saga = Mullait tīvu : paṭukolaiyin̲ katai /
Mullait tīvu
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"A battered face believes that Kannaki, legendary heroine of the ancient Tamil literary work Silapathikaram, will one day come, fight for justice. This is recounted through a Koothu played in the historic land before the war in Sri Lanka. "Mullaitivu saga" an episode of planned massacre of the suppressed people while most of the human rights machinery remained a silent witness."

Date:2010

Film, Video

Cul̲ar̲putir = Labyrinth /
Labyrinth | Rattai colmurai Cularputir | Raattai Version Labyrinth
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The short film captures different

Date:200?

Film, Video

Apūrva cakōtarkaḷ /
Aboorva sagodargal | Apoorva sahotharargal | Apoova sahodarargal | Apoorva sahodarulu | Appu Raja
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Inspector Sedupathi captures and humiliates four villians. When released, they murder Sedupathi, but his pregnant wife survives. She gives birth to twin boys, Appu and Raja, who are separated at birth. Years later, Appu, a dwarf, avenges his father's death, but Raja is blamed. The brothers are reunited when Appu rescues Raja, and together they kill the last surviving villian.

Carvar Cuntaram /
Carvar Cuntaram | Server Sundaram | Sarvar Sundaram
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Sundaram lives a contended life of a waiter with his mother. He falls in love with Radha who frequents the hotel he works and she is also the daughter of the owner of the hotel, Sundaram works in. Radha doesn't show much interest towards him. Sundaram ventures into movies with the help of his friend Raghavan. The rest of the movie is about how ...